Most food and garden waste in Australia comes from homes. Australian households waste 3.1 million tons of food each year. That’s more than five kilograms each household per week. Over half of all ...

Some states, municipalities and private-sector companies are pushing to make composting as commonplace as recycling. But it's a long-haul effort. Composting has many benefits for the environment. It ...

Dane County residents now have a convenient way to keep food scraps out of landfills and reduce their environmental impact—thanks to a new composting program offering round-the-clock drop-off kiosks ...